Former Miss New Hampshire USA Arrested For Beating Down Boyfriend

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MANCHESTER, N.H.  – April 29, 2012 – Police say a former Miss New Hampshire USA faces

a simple assault charge stemming from a confrontation with her boyfriend.  Police say

Sunday that 26-year-old Nicole Houde (hud) was arrested Wednesday. Authorities say

the Manchester beauty queen punched, kicked, scratched and bit 33-year-old Scott Nick-

erson, also of Manchester.  Police say the two were arguing and Nickerson took Houde’s

cellphone, prompting the physical confrontation.  Houde was the 2010 Miss New Hamp-

shire USA.  Miss New Hampshire USA and Miss Teen New Hampshire USA are distinct from

Miss New Hampshire and Miss America pageants.